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The
United Nations, International Law, and the War in Iraq
For
months, the United Nations Security Council and the international
press have been obsessed with fundamental questions about the
international order arising from the U.S. government's determination
to unseat Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Familiarize yourself
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One
Year Later
The initial outpouring of sympathy and support for the United
States after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks was without
precedent. And it will likely not be seen again soon. In the
year since, support for U.S. policies in the opinion pages the
international press has dwindled. |
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wreckage of the World Trade Center in New York City after the
Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (Photo: Alex Fuchs/AFP). |
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Pipeline
Politics: Oil, the Taliban, and the Political Balance of Central Asia
Central Asian oil is important. It is potentially important to the
United States, which consumes more energy than any other country in
the world and must import roughly half its oil. But it is surely more
important to Central Asia. It is in this context that we consider
the issue of oil and gas in Central Asia.
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construct a new pipeline to carry Russian natural gas across Turkey
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Journalists
on Journalism
In countries around the world, independent journalists risk jail,
injury, and death to get the story out. In a Worldpress.org special
report presented in partnership with EPN World-Reporter.com, we look
at what journalists around the world are saying about journalism in
their countries.
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Coin
of Confusion: Enter the Euro
In the event, everything went smoothly. But in the weeks before Jan.
1, 2001, we reported on the widespread anxiety surrounding the conversion
of the bank accounts of 300 million citizens of European Union member
countries to a new currency, the euro. |
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